MDV - Powering the Planet Updates to Powering the Planet initiative. en-us http://www.mdv.com/initiative_powering_planet.xml Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:24:22 PST http://?news=312 Greentech Media, July 11, 2008 More Money for Hycrete and a Roadmap for Green Buildings http://greenlight.greentechmedia.com/2008/07/11/more-money-for-hycrete-and-a-roadmap-for-green-buildings/ http://?news=308 CNET, July 7, 2008 Formula One vet designs eco-smart city car http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9984501-54.html?tag=nefd.riv http://?news=310 AutoWeek, July 7, 2008 Murray's minicar: McLaren F1 designer reveals tiny car plan http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080707/FREE/132616638/1065 http://?news=309 Greentech Media, July 4, 2008 U.K. Designer Trots Out Mini Mini Car http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/uk-designer-trots-out-mini-mini-car-1086.html http://?news=304 GreenTech Media, June 18, 2008 Nanosolar Creates Largest Thin-Film Tool http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/nanosolar-creates-largest-thin-film-tool-1023.html http://?news=301 Time, June 12, 2008 Solar Power's New Style http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1813954,00.html http://?news=299 BBC, June 9, 2008 Racing principles' role in cutting emissions http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7387432.stm http://?news=292 ZDNet, May 15, 2008 Small differences can make a BIG difference http://http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1037 http://?news=290 VentureBeat, May 14, 2008 Genomatica has plans to turn the chemical industry green http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/14/genomatica-has-plans-to-turn-the-chemical-industry-green/ http://?news=291 New York Times, May 14, 2008 Obama Green Talk Is Gold to Silicon Valley http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/obama-green-talk-is-gold-to-silicon-valley/ http://?news=288 Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2008 Auto start-ups roll into the 'green' market http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121002128666768637.html?mod=googlenews_wsj http://?news=289 ZDNet, May 4, 2008 Oil and the Future of Cleantech are NOT Separable http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1013 http://?news=286 Portfolio, April 29, 2008 How Green Is My Investment http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/04/29/VCs-Clean-Energy-Investments#page1 http://?news=287 ZD Net, April 29, 2008 VC Supports Next, Greener Generation of Biotech http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=999 http://?news=285 New York Times, April 8, 2008 New Looks for Small Cars http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/automobiles/06BEAM.html?_r=1&st=cse&sq=%22gordon+murray%22&scp=4&oref=slogin http://?news=281 Red Herring, April 4, 2008 Ethanol's Unsexy Dilemma http://www.redherring.com/Home/24089 http://?news=284 GreenTech Media, April 1, 2008 EDF Energies Nouvelles Enters Strategic Partnership with California-Based Nanosolar http://www.greentechmedia.com/press-releases/edf-energies-nouvelles-enters-strategic-partnership-with-california-based-nanosolar-751.html http://?news=274 CNET, March 12, 2008 Is vinegar the secret ingredient for biofuels? http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9891603-54.html http://?news=273 CNET, March 11, 2008 Turning wood chips into fuel http://www.news.com/1606-2_3-6233989.html http://?news=270 Ethanol Producer Magazine, February 28, 2008 ZeaChem signs feedstock agreement http://ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=3768 http://?news=267 American Public Media, February 8, 2008 Green Rush http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/greenrush/f1.html http://?news=253 Wired, February 7, 2008 Avoiding Carbon Tunnel Vision http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/02/avoiding-carbon.html http://?news=257 CNN Money.com, February 6, 2008 Yingli Signs Deal With Recurrent Energy http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/0b9d6cbd4c076fb50ba99e2421189817.htm http://?news=248 Wired Magazine, January 31, 2008 Study: Climate Change Escalating Severe Western Water Crisis http://www.wired.com/print/science/planetearth/news/2008/01/water_crisis# http://?news=245 San Jose Mercury News, January 25, 2008 Answering the next call for ethanol http://www.mercurynews.com/greenenergy/ci_8085419?nclick_check=1 http://?news=246 VentureBeat, January 25, 2008 ZeaChem's cellulosic ethanol process ready to leave the lab, enter pilot testing http://venturebeat.com/2008/01/25/zeachems-cellulosic-ethanol-process-ready-to-leave-the-lab-enter-pilot-testing/#more-78010 http://?news=240 Economic Times, January 5, 2008 The wide world of the small car http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/The_wide_world_of_the_small_car/articleshow/2676023.cms http://?news=236 San Jose Mercury News, December 27, 2007 Clean tech paves way for new Silicon Valley industry http://www.mercurynews.com//ci_7819074?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com http://?news=239 Stanford Report, December 27, 2007 Two faculty members receive grants for innovative energy research http:////news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/january9/mdv-010907.html http://?news=237 San Jose Mercury News, December 22, 2007 Nanosolar's growing aims http://www.mercurynews.com//ci_7786487?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com http://?news=234 San Jose Mercury News, December 18, 2007 Nanosolar ships 1st product http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_7749422?nclick_check=1 http://?news=229 CNET, December 5, 2007 New fuel company mixes software with microbes http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9828586-54.html http://?news=227 Palo Alto Weekly, November 28, 2007 'Cleantech' faces global economic tsunami of unlimited demand -- and urgency http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=7077 http://?news=222 Popular Science, November 13, 2007 The New Dawn of Solar http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.html http://?news=221 CNBC, November 7, 2007 Silicon Valley Turning "Green" For Power (And Money) http://www.cnbc.com/id/21674406 http://?news=218 New York Times, November 5, 2007 Crashes and Traffic Jams in Military Test of Robotic Vehicles http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/technology/05robot.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin http://?news=219 CNET, November 5, 2007 Robot race in 'DARPA city' http://www.news.com/2300-11389_3-6216848-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg http://?news=215 New York Times, October 29, 2007 Riding with Robots 2.0 http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/riding-with-robots-20/ http://?news=214 CNBC, October 26, 2007 Big Opportunity In 'Nano'solar http://www.cnbc.com/id/21477285 http://?news=212 Biodiesel Magazine, October 17, 2007 Nano-Style Biodiesel Production http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article-print.jsp?article_id=1859 http://?news=260 Earth2Tech, October 4, 2007 The Top 10 Women in Cleantech http://earth2tech.com/2007/10/04/the-top-10-women-in-cleantech/ http://?news=210 San Francisco Chronicle, September 30, 2007 The History of Silicon Valley http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/09/30/MNDTSEKFL.DTL&type=tech http://?news=208 VentureBeat, September 24, 2007 Nanosolar gets $20M more for cutting-edge solar technology http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/24/nanosolar-gets-20m-more-for-cutting-edge-solar-technology/#more-37438 http://?news=206 CNBC, September 21, 2007 Sunshine in a Can http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=525102373 http://?news=204 Motor Trend, September 10, 2007 Gordon Murray wants to reinvent the automobile http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2007/112_0710_gordon_murray_light_car/ http://?news=203 BusinessWeek, August 30, 2007 A Formula One Designer Shifts Gears http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/aug2007/id20070830_686990.htm?chan=search http://?news=202 Earth2Tech, August 28, 2007 An A to Z of the Biofuel Economy http://earth2tech.com/2007/08/29/an-a-to-z-of-the-biofuel-economy/ http://?news=198 The Daily Deal, August 21, 2007 Dealwatch: Cleantech http://dealscape.thedealblogs.com/2007/08/dealwatch_cleantech.php http://?news=194 PodTech, August 13, 2007 Is Clean Tech the Biggest Sweepstakes in Human History? http://www.podtech.net/home/3852/is-clean-tech-the-biggest-sweepstakes-in-human-history http://?news=193 MSNBC, August 9, 2007 Robots to Race in Suburbia http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/09/311434.aspx http://?news=189 New York Times, August 8, 2007 Cooking Up More Uses for the Leftovers of Biofuel Production http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/business/08biodiesel.html?ex=1344225600&en=02a0522d4f80daa7&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink http://?news=190 Autoweek, August 7, 2007 More on Gordon Murray Designs' Type 25 http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/07/more-on-gordon-murray-designs-type-25/ http://?news=180 Car Magazine, July 5, 2007 Gordon Murray launches own car company http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/news.php?sid=842&page=1 http://?news=177 Red Herring, July 2, 2007 VC Puts Double Bet on Biofuels http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22765&hed=VC+Puts+Double+Bet+on+Biofuels http://?news=181 Iowa State University News Service, July 2, 2007 Iowa State chemist hopes startup company can revolutionize biodiesel production http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2007/jun/catilin.shtml http://?news=182 Press Release, July 2, 2007 MDV Invests in Biofuels Technology Innovator ZeaChem http://sev.prnewswire.com/banking-financial-services/20070702/AQM02902072007-1.html http://?news=178 CNET, July 1, 2007 Squeezing more fuel out of scraps http://www.news.com.com/Squeezing+more+fuel+out+of+scraps/2100-11395_3-6194272.html http://?news=179 Des Moines Register, July 1, 2007 Biofuels Pursuit: Cheaper, faster, better http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070701/BUSINESS01/707010320/-1/ENT06 http://?news=171 Renewable Energy Access, June 19, 2007 Google Powers Up 1.6 MW Solar System & Hybrid Initiative http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=49007 http://?news=170 San Jose Mercury News, June 17, 2007 Shadow over China's boom http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_6162698 http://?news=167 New York Times, June 15, 2007 Driver Not Included in This Performance Test http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/15/technology/15robot.html http://?news=165 Car Magazine, June 13, 2007 New car looms from McLaren F1-creator http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/news.php?sid=775&page=1 http://?news=166 Smart Energy, June 13, 2007 Meet an energetic energy investor http://www.smartenergyshow.com/?author=3 http://?news=164 Puget Sound Business Journal, May 25, 2007 Green wheels are spinning for venture backers http://www.seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/05/28/editorial3.html http://?news=153 Puget Sound Business Journal, May 8, 2007 EI Solutions to build $3.7M solar project http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/05/07/daily14.html?surround=lfn http://?news=150 Press Release, May 3, 2007 Bill Davidow to Give Presentation to Attendees at Nanotech, Cleantech, and TechConnect Conferences http://www.nsti.org/news/item.html?id=172 http://?news=149 American Business Daily, April 30, 2007 Target starts solar-power rollout http://www.mlive.com/business/ambizdaily/bizjournals/index.ssf?/base/abd-3/1177915233122600.xml http://?news=144 Press Release, April 25, 2007 MDV and Caparo Lead Investment in Gordon Murray Design Limited http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-25-2007/0004573144&EDATE= http://?news=145 VentureBeat, April 25, 2007 Gordon Murray, of McLaren fame, launches green car venture http://venturebeat.com/2007/04/25/gordon-murray-of-mclaren-fame-launches-green-car-venture/#more-7743 http://?news=126 San Diego Union Tribune, March 30, 2007 Eager to invest in green innovation http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070330-9999-1b30green.html http://?news=5 New York Times, March 16, 2007 V.C. Nation: Green Energy Enthusiasts Are Also Betting on Fossil Fuels http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/technology/16venture.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin http://?news=134 VentureBeat, February 17, 2007 Robot cars: A possible answer to congestion? http://www.venturebeat.com/2007/02/17/robot-cars-a-possible-answer-to-congestion/ http://?news=6 CNNMoney.com, February 12, 2007 Here Comes the Sun http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/11/01/8392039/ http://?news=2 Plenty Magazine, February 1, 2007 The Plenty 20 http://www.mdv.com/pdfs/The_Plenty_20_final.pdf http://?news=3 Stanford Daily News, January 26, 2007 Business Leader Says Today's Engineers Have to Be Entrepreneurial http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/1/26/businessLeaderSaysTodaysEngineersHaveToBeEntrepreneurial http://?news=7 Venture Beat, January 25, 2007 Green technology rages http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/25/green-technology-rages/ http://?news=9 CNET, January 4, 2007 Energy Innovations readies solar concentrator for this year http://news.com.com/2061-11128_3-6147286.html http://?news=10 Fuel Cell Today, January 2, 2007 Fuel cell unit named Product of the Year http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/FuelCellToday/IndustryInformation/IndustryInformationExternal/NewsDisplayArticle/0,1602,8630,00.html http://?news=8 ZDF-TV, January 1, 2007 Auslandsjournal - Nanosolar (Windows Media Player video) http://www.nanosolar.com/video/zdftv.wmv http://?news=11 Wired News, December 13, 2006 Google Plants Solar Trees http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72292-0.html?tw=wn_technology_2 http://?news=12 Press Release, December 12, 2006 Nanosolar Selects Manufacturing Sites http://www.nanosolar.com/pr7.htm http://?news=13 CNET, December 4, 2006 VC firm expands 'clean tech' focus http://news.com.com/VC+firm+expands+clean+tech+focus/2100-11746_3-6140510.html http://?news=14 San Francisco Chronicle, December 4, 2006 Venture capital draws top lawyer http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=11466 http://?news=15 Inc Magazine, November 1, 2006 The Eco-Advantage http://www.inc.com/magazine/20061101/green50_intro.html http://?news=16 EE Times, October 23, 2006 Startups go clean and green http://www.greensupplyline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193400995 http://?news=21 Energy and Capital, October 18, 2006 Thin Film Solar's Holy Grail http://www.nanosolar.com/cache/EnergyandCapital.htm http://?news=17 Los Angeles Times, October 17, 2006 Silicon Valley firms investing in solar potential http://?news=18 EE Times, October 17, 2006 VCs bullish on clean technology http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193303463 http://?news=19 Stanford Daily, October 11, 2006 Robot car to tackle city streets http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2006/10/11/robotCarToTackleCityStreets http://?news=20 CNN.com, September 26, 2006 Silicon Valley goes solar http://?news=22 Nature, September 6, 2006 Solar Energy: Silicon Valley Surprise http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060904/full/443019a.html http://?news=23 CNET, September 5, 2006 Which Road Leads to Energy Independence http://news.com.com/Which+road+leads+to+energy+independence/2010-11389_3-6111259.html http://?news=24 Renewable Energy Access, August 28, 2006 Solar Installation Completed http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=45818 http://?news=25 Red Herring, August 25, 2006 Thin Film Solar to Go Large http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=18186&hed=Thin+Film+Solar+To+Go+Large http://?news=26 Press Release, August 18, 2006 EI Solutions Completes Installation of Largest Solar Facility in Marin County http://?news=30 BusinessWeek, July 26, 2006 Bright Days for Nanosolar http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2006/tc20060626_804634.htm http://?news=31 Fuel Cell Works, July 26, 2006 Secretary of Energy Appoints Jadoo Power to Hydrogen Technical Advisory Committee http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage5497.html http://?news=27 CNET, July 13, 2006 Fuel cells fan out http://news.com.com/2061-11128_3-6093696.html?part=rss&tag=6093696&subj=news http://?news=29 Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2006 Pioneering Technology Lab Now Puts Energy Into Solar http://?news=28 Bloomberg, July 7, 2006 Schwarzenegger, Hedge Funds Invest in California Solar Power http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a8s8Mva3n2Ow&refer=news http://?news=33 MIT Technology Review, June 25, 2006 Large-scale, Cheap Solar Electricity http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17025&ch=biztech http://?news=34 MSNBC, June 23, 2006 Nanosolar's Shining Ambitions http://?news=35 Red Herring, June 23, 2006 Nanosolar gets $100M for PV http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=17341&hed=Nanosolar+Gets+%24100M+for+PV&sector=Industries&subsector=Energy http://?news=32 Bloomberg Magazine, June 21, 2006 VCs Bet on Solar, Biofuel in Green Energy Frenzy http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a9wBJqPgMUT8&refer=home http://?news=36 Press Release, June 21, 2006 Nanosolar secures $100M in funding http://www.mdv.com/mdv_news_portfolio_06_21_06a.htm http://?news=37 Press Release, June 21, 2006 Nansolar to build 430MW Solar Cell Factory http://www.mdv.com/mdv_news_portfolio_06_21_06b.htm http://?news=38 San Jose Mercury News, June 21, 2006 World's largest solar plant planned in Bay Area http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14863899.htm http://?news=39 SiliconBeat, June 21, 2006 Nanosolar to build world's largest solar cell factory in Bay Area (!) http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2006/06/20/nanosolar_to_build_worlds_largest_solar_cell_factory_in_bay_area_.html http://?news=40 CNET, June 21, 2006 With hefty funding, solar startup takes on big guns http://news.com.com/With+hefty+funding,+solar+start-up+takes+on+big+guns%20/2100-11398_3-6086151.html http://?news=41 The Associated Press, June 21, 2006 Palo Alto startup announces plans for major solar factory http://?news=42 San Francisco Chronicle, June 21, 2006 Largest solar cell plant to be build in Bay Area http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/21/BUG9VJHBLB1.DTL http://?news=43 BusinessWeek, June 20, 2006 Green Growth Areas for Entrepreneurs http://www.businessweek.com/print/smallbiz/content/jun2006/sb20060620_080126.htm http://?news=44 Press Release, June 13, 2006 Mohr Davidow Ventures Sponsors California Clean Tech Open http://www.mdv.com/mdv_news_6_13_06.htm http://?news=45 San Jose Mercury News, May 8, 2006 Bay Area is hot spot for solar technology http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/personal_technology/14527552.htm http://?news=46 Military and Aerospace Electronics, May 1, 2006 New power systems benefit members of the U.S. Special Operations Command http://mae.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&PUBLICATION_ID=32&ARTICLE_ID=255391&C=ProAp http://?news=47 New Energy Finance, May 1, 2006 VC/PE Investors and Cleantech http://www.mdv.com/pdfs/mdv_news_5_16_02.pdf http://?news=48 Fuelcell Works, April 15, 2006 Jadoo Power Named Finalist in Red Herring 100 Awards http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage4923.html http://?news=49 San Franciso Chronicle, March 24, 2006 Content looking for Clean Tech http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/22/BUGKPHRTJD1.DTL http://?news=50 CNET, March 9, 2006 Solar industry chases a cheaper kilowatt http://news.com.com/Solar+industry+chases+a+cheaper+kilowatt/2100-1008_3-6047664.html http://?news=51 Red Nova, March 3, 2006 Jadoo Power Delivers on Special Operations Command Development Contract http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/414046/jadoo_power_delivers_on_special_operations_command_development_contract_experience/index.html?source=r_science http://?news=52 Fuel Cell Works, March 1, 2006 Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries Vie for Portable Power Market http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage4668.html http://?news=53 Forbes, February 23, 2006 Going Solar 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